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People Are Calling This Scene From Planet Earth 2 The Most Intense TV Moment Ever

Ten years ago the BBC brought us Planet Earth, the most intense wildlife documentary series ever made. Until recently that is. Because after over five years in the making, the hugely popular series finally returned to our TV screens recently, and the opening episode contained quite possibly the most horrifying, the most fascinating, and the most unforgettable piece of wildlife footage we’ve ever seen.

We are of course talking about the terrifying battle between racer snakes and baby iguanas on Fernandina, the third largest island of the Galapagos Islands. Well, we say “battle”, but as you can see from the video below, “massacre” would be more appropriate. The footage had many people yelling at their TV screens, while other people preferred to yell from behind the couch. And we don’t blame them, because the scene unfolds like something out of a horror movie. See for yourself, but be warned: it’s pretty brutal…

More info: Planet Earth 2

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Hans 8 years ago

This is like straight out of an action movie...(Just how many snakes are there in this literal snake pit?)

21points

Cassie 8 years ago

No matter how much they try, I can't think of a single action movie with a scene as intense as this! XD

21points

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Intensive Panda 8 years ago

The lizard is like "oh sh!t, nope nope nope nope nope nope" 🏃💨💨💨💨💨💨

16points

Alejandro Villanueva 8 years ago

Incredible cinematography and editing!!!! The iguana's performance is outstanding also :-)

14points

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Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago

It's what the BBC is best known for. They do these better than anyone else in the world.

10points

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georgia 8 years ago

There is only one thing we say to death...not today!

10points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

Valar morghulis! <3

5points

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Dana Rodic 8 years ago

WoW I was so happy he escaped , really got into it . Great footage !

9points

PandasAreMyFav 8 years ago

"GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!!"

6points

Superluminal1 8 years ago

I wonder if they used a stunt lizard?

5points

Cassie 8 years ago

Wherever that is, I don't ever want to go there. 0.o

5points

Alok Agashe 8 years ago

survival of the fittest!

5points

Alper Ozkan 8 years ago

trailer from MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movie :)

5points

Pam Tafarella 8 years ago

Might he be the actual Lizard King?

3points

Michael D. 8 years ago

Mr Mojo Rising himself

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Just a Purpler 8 years ago

Oh geez that was nuts. I guess because it was an actual real event too, I couldn't just calm myself down by putting myself in the mind of

3points

Just a Purpler 8 years ago

The director.

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arianne 8 years ago

holy $h!t! so intense and while i generally don't like things that crawls i was rooting for the iguana to make it out alive ( especially the moment it was all tangled(?) up altogether with the snakes *shudder)

3points

It's Caturday 8 years ago

My heartrate is through the ROOF. I've been holding breath...

3points

Silent Skeleton 8 years ago

JESUS CHRIST THAT'S SO COOL

3points

Audrey 8 years ago

Waaaaawww quel suspense !! Bravo a ceux qui ont filmé cette scène sous tout les angles !

3points

Beatrice Alighieri 8 years ago

That's Iguana Jones! "Why did it have to be snakes?!!

2points

Tyler Macomber 8 years ago

So intense. I almost died He should have his own movie

2points

Rich Sadlier 8 years ago

Having read "massacre" before watching the video, I was expecting an army of iguanas to be waiting on the rocks where the second one was...just waiting for the snakes to fall into the trap.

2points

Cesi Baca 8 years ago

Nature is just brutal!

2points

Chris Hill 8 years ago

yet beautiful. Perhaps Brutiful?

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Mai Calapardo 8 years ago

How many cameras were used? Amazing!

2points

Benny Lava 8 years ago

I didn't expect this footage to be so amazing. I'm left without fingernails over here! This baby iguana is my all time hero.

2points

Harvey Tydeman 8 years ago

so tense...

2points

CuddlesTheDragon 8 years ago

This is why I love lizards :)

2points

La 8 years ago

Omg wat?!

2points

RJazz909 8 years ago

TAYLOR SWIFTS! TAYLOR SWIFTS EVERYWHERE!!!

1point

RJazz909 8 years ago

Who else was genuinely excited/happy that the little lizard got away?

1point

Penny_4_your_thought 8 years ago

I was stressed out the entire time. Especially when he got out of the tangle. I kept shouting run baby lizard!

1point

Samantha Bing 8 years ago

What an awesome clip! I was at the edge of my seat the entire time - go iguana!!!

1point

Natasha Forchione 8 years ago

how could he not be puffing and huffing after that and drop on the floor from exhaustion? WOW amazing footage!!

1point

Pedro Hasashi 8 years ago

Oh my God, HOW they film/capture on video something like this? So flawless, almost like staged? A camera (multiple) drone? 10/10

1point

Minh Tuong 8 years ago

This is incredible!

1point

Clio Andreae 8 years ago

A friend of mine wrote a comedy song about this scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTrYj2RxZfc

1point

Carries 8 years ago

Holy s**t D:

1point

Jasmina Wetherley 7 years ago

the best part of Planet Earth 2. i find it funny how the lizard runs

0points

Phanic! at My Chemical Fall Out Twenty One Brides 7 years ago

I think I would've cried if he died I was so stressed ...

0points

gandhi sugian 8 years ago

James bond

0points

Ebert Steyn 8 years ago

0_o

0points

Andreas 8 years ago

Stunning! How brutal and fascinating - then imagine, that you can take this shot only once - impressive!

0points

Roselientje 8 years ago

I totally can understand why this scene won. So intense (especially in combination with the music)

0points

Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago

That was stunning! Against all odds, the hatchling made it. WOW, intense!

0points

Sasha Bharti 8 years ago

S**t!! Sorry about the bad language but but that was amazing lucky little lizard!

0points

Iapetos 8 years ago

Extremely well captured! You can read from their faces. What an amazing reptile fight scene!

0points

olemann77 8 years ago

This is just a short clip of a longer segment. Episode 1 of Planet Earth II is maybe the most amazing nature thing ive seen. Stunning. Amazing. Wild and rough. Heres a trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8aFcHFu8QM

0points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

This was like real life Game Of Thrones! God damn!

0points

Beatrice Alighieri 8 years ago

Iguana Jones: "Why did it have to be SNAKES?!"

0points

David Evans 8 years ago

The little iguana needs his own action movie trailer. It was amazing!

0points

Đen Nguyễn 8 years ago

too. many. snakes. for someone. who. hates. snakes...

0points

Melody Lanzatella 8 years ago

NO THRILLER has ANYTHING that will top that scene! I was yelling at my laptop! YAY!

0points

Evgeniya Khon 8 years ago

Unbelievable escape!

0points

Michael D. 8 years ago

This lizard amazingly is only a few moments old. There is an extended clip where others are not so evasive

0points

Susannah Williams 8 years ago

This iguana is my main g

0points

Chris Hill 8 years ago

Where is the brutal part?

0points

Usman Amir 8 years ago

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Hans 8 years ago

This is like straight out of an action movie...(Just how many snakes are there in this literal snake pit?)

21points

Cassie 8 years ago

No matter how much they try, I can't think of a single action movie with a scene as intense as this! XD

21points

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Intensive Panda 8 years ago

The lizard is like "oh sh!t, nope nope nope nope nope nope" 🏃💨💨💨💨💨💨

16points

Alejandro Villanueva 8 years ago

Incredible cinematography and editing!!!! The iguana's performance is outstanding also :-)

14points

$copper-fractions avatar$

Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago

It's what the BBC is best known for. They do these better than anyone else in the world.

10points

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georgia 8 years ago

There is only one thing we say to death...not today!

10points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

Valar morghulis! <3

5points

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Dana Rodic 8 years ago

WoW I was so happy he escaped , really got into it . Great footage !

9points

PandasAreMyFav 8 years ago

"GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!!"

6points

Superluminal1 8 years ago

I wonder if they used a stunt lizard?

5points

Cassie 8 years ago

Wherever that is, I don't ever want to go there. 0.o

5points

Alok Agashe 8 years ago

survival of the fittest!

5points

Alper Ozkan 8 years ago

trailer from MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movie :)

5points

Pam Tafarella 8 years ago

Might he be the actual Lizard King?

3points

Michael D. 8 years ago

Mr Mojo Rising himself

1point

Load More Replies...

Just a Purpler 8 years ago

Oh geez that was nuts. I guess because it was an actual real event too, I couldn't just calm myself down by putting myself in the mind of

3points

Just a Purpler 8 years ago

The director.

1point

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arianne 8 years ago

3points

It's Caturday 8 years ago

My heartrate is through the ROOF. I've been holding breath...

3points

Silent Skeleton 8 years ago

JESUS CHRIST THAT'S SO COOL

3points

Audrey 8 years ago

Waaaaawww quel suspense !! Bravo a ceux qui ont filmé cette scène sous tout les angles !

3points

Beatrice Alighieri 8 years ago

That's Iguana Jones! "Why did it have to be snakes?!!

2points

Tyler Macomber 8 years ago

So intense. I almost died He should have his own movie

2points

Rich Sadlier 8 years ago

Having read "massacre" before watching the video, I was expecting an army of iguanas to be waiting on the rocks where the second one was...just waiting for the snakes to fall into the trap.

2points

Cesi Baca 8 years ago

Nature is just brutal!

2points

Chris Hill 8 years ago

yet beautiful. Perhaps Brutiful?

5points

Load More Replies...

Mai Calapardo 8 years ago

How many cameras were used? Amazing!

2points

Benny Lava 8 years ago

I didn't expect this footage to be so amazing. I'm left without fingernails over here! This baby iguana is my all time hero.

2points

Harvey Tydeman 8 years ago

so tense...

2points

CuddlesTheDragon 8 years ago

This is why I love lizards :)

2points

La 8 years ago

Omg wat?!

2points

RJazz909 8 years ago

TAYLOR SWIFTS! TAYLOR SWIFTS EVERYWHERE!!!

1point

RJazz909 8 years ago

Who else was genuinely excited/happy that the little lizard got away?

1point

Penny_4_your_thought 8 years ago

I was stressed out the entire time. Especially when he got out of the tangle. I kept shouting run baby lizard!

1point

Samantha Bing 8 years ago

What an awesome clip! I was at the edge of my seat the entire time - go iguana!!!

1point

Natasha Forchione 8 years ago

how could he not be puffing and huffing after that and drop on the floor from exhaustion? WOW amazing footage!!

1point

Pedro Hasashi 8 years ago

Oh my God, HOW they film/capture on video something like this? So flawless, almost like staged? A camera (multiple) drone? 10/10

1point

Minh Tuong 8 years ago

This is incredible!

1point

Clio Andreae 8 years ago

A friend of mine wrote a comedy song about this scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTrYj2RxZfc

1point

Carries 8 years ago

Holy s**t D:

1point

Jasmina Wetherley 7 years ago

the best part of Planet Earth 2. i find it funny how the lizard runs

0points

Phanic! at My Chemical Fall Out Twenty One Brides 7 years ago

I think I would've cried if he died I was so stressed ...

0points

gandhi sugian 8 years ago

James bond

0points

Ebert Steyn 8 years ago

0_o

0points

Andreas 8 years ago

Stunning! How brutal and fascinating - then imagine, that you can take this shot only once - impressive!

0points

Roselientje 8 years ago

I totally can understand why this scene won. So intense (especially in combination with the music)

0points

Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago

That was stunning! Against all odds, the hatchling made it. WOW, intense!

0points

Sasha Bharti 8 years ago

S**t!! Sorry about the bad language but but that was amazing lucky little lizard!

0points

Iapetos 8 years ago

Extremely well captured! You can read from their faces. What an amazing reptile fight scene!

0points

olemann77 8 years ago

0points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

This was like real life Game Of Thrones! God damn!

0points

Beatrice Alighieri 8 years ago

Iguana Jones: "Why did it have to be SNAKES?!"

0points

David Evans 8 years ago

The little iguana needs his own action movie trailer. It was amazing!

0points

Đen Nguyễn 8 years ago

too. many. snakes. for someone. who. hates. snakes...

0points

Melody Lanzatella 8 years ago

NO THRILLER has ANYTHING that will top that scene! I was yelling at my laptop! YAY!

0points

Evgeniya Khon 8 years ago

Unbelievable escape!

0points

Michael D. 8 years ago

This lizard amazingly is only a few moments old. There is an extended clip where others are not so evasive

0points

Susannah Williams 8 years ago

This iguana is my main g

0points

Chris Hill 8 years ago

Where is the brutal part?

0points

Usman Amir 8 years ago

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